Gitwinksihlkw
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Gitwinksihlkw
| other_name = Canyon City
| settlement_type =
| image_skyline = Gitwinksihlkw_Elementary_School.JPG
| image_caption = Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School
| pushpin_map = Canada British Columbia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Gitwinksihlkw in British Columbia
| coordinates = {{coord|55|11|30|N|129|13|00|W|region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Canada}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|British Columbia}}
| subdivision_type2 = Indigenous territories
| subdivision_name2 = Nisg̱a'a
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| leader_title1 = Governing body
| leader_name1 = Nisga'a Lisims Government
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 201
| timezone = PST
| utc_offset = −8
| timezone_DST = PDT
| utc_offset_DST = −7
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = V0J 3T0
| area_code = 250
| website =
}}
Gitwinksihlkw ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|t|w|ɪ|n|s|ɪ|l|k}} {{respell|GIT|win|silk}},{{cite web|title=Name Details: Gitwinksihlkw|url=https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/39898.html|work=BC Geographical Names Search|publisher=GeoBC|accessdate=6 January 2014}} {{IPAc-en|-|w|ɪ|ŋ|k|ʃ|ɪ|s|k}} {{respell|-wink-shisk}}){{cite web|title=Pronunciation Guide to First Nations in British Columbia|url=http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100022848/1100100022849|publisher=Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada|accessdate=7 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123044647/http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100022848/1100100022849|archivedate=23 January 2014}} formerly Canyon City, is a Nisga'a Village in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, near that river's confluence with the Tseax River. An older spelling is Kitwilluchsilt. It is one of four Nisga'a villages. Road access is via the Nisga'a Highway.
Gitwinksihlkw means "people of the lizard's habitat", a reference to the presence of {{lang|ncg|ksilkw}} (salamanders) in the area prior to the eruption of Tseax Cone in the 18th century which buried the neighbouring villages of Wii Lax K'abit and Lax̱ Ksiluux.
Education
The community is served by School District 92 Nisga'a and hosts Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School. The secondary school is in Gitlax̱t'aamiks.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.nisgaalisims.ca/gitwinksihlkw-home-nass-river Nisga'a Lisims - village website]
- [https://aames.nisgaa.bc.ca/ School website]
- [http://nnkn.ca/node/76 Nisga'a Nation Knowledge Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518040427/http://nnkn.ca/node/76 |date=May 18, 2011 }}
- [https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/39898.html BCGNIs entry "Gitwinksihlkw"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231054204/http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=39898 |date=2006-12-31}}
- [https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/49489.html BCGNIS entry "Canyon City"] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20070815193807/http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=49489 |date=2007-08-15}}
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Category:Designated places in British Columbia
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